The 2017 Cambridge News and Media Business Excellence Awards were launched at a reception held at the Gonville Hotel.

Nominations are open now for the awards, which culminate in a ceremony taking place at King's College on Thursday, March 23.

News MD Richard Duxbury told guests: "Every year since 1993, through a blizzard of changes in the industry and a sequence of developments which has seen us become part of Trinity Mirror, Cambridge Newspapers has celebrated the region’s astonishing business successes, offering recognition and respect to both emerging talent and proven success stories on an evening which is noted for its gastronomic delights and celebratory atmosphere."